raw deals

plural of raw deal
as in wrongs
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this customers affected by the increase in the service fee complained they were getting a raw deal

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Noun
  • Artist Included argues that the same technology can be pointed backward, to right an industry’s old wrongs and return ownership and income to artists never built into the deal.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • So did two wrongs make a right?
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The focus of academics swung to class, race, and gender, to giving voice to the voiceless and documenting injustices.
    Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • Not all true crime is created equally or ethically, but HBO Max's catalogue offers documentaries that center the victim and their families (The Sentence, 2020) and bring education and awareness to systemic issues like injustices within Alabama's prison system (The Alabama Solution, 2025).
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Puncture wounds are a classic example, but lacerations, fractures that break the skin, burns, crush injuries and even relatively minor cuts can also pose a risk if they are contaminated with dirt or debris.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital.
    Michael Guise, CBS News, 23 June 2026
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“Raw deals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raw%20deals. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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